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From: Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran,comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: converting a 700,000+ line Fortran 77 plus 50,000+ line C++
 program to C++, part 2
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2025 14:48:12 -0500
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On 4/9/2025 2:18 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Apr 2025 15:06:06 -0500, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> 
>> I tried GFortran and GCC with Simply Fortran for a long while but the
>> debugging is simply horrible.
> 
> Have you tried using the GNU tools (gfortran, gcc, gdb etc) directly,
> leaving out the Simply Fortran middleman?

No, we want to get away from compiling and linking directly.  That is 
what we use with Open Watcom F77 and C++.

With over 5,000 subroutines, each in their own file, keeping track of 
everything is difficult on a good day.

Thanks,
Lynn